Improvement in paper-piles



ranma gaat THOMAS E. MOORE, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 105,114, dated July 5, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT ION PAPER-FILES.

'.he Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS E. MOORE, of Columbus, in the county of Franklin and in the State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-Files; and do hereby declare that the following is .a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing and to thc letters of reference marked theieon making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of a wire spring for paper-tiles, in such a manner that it will operate on both sides of the board, and, also, iu applying to such files a covering-flap, as will be described.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing in which- Figure l is a plan view of my paper-tile, thc cover being thrown to olle side, and

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional side' view of the saine.

Figure 3 represents an edge view.

A represents a dat board, of any size desired, said board having a rectangular hole cut ont near the'edges' of its sides, at or about the center.

B is the spring, made of suitable wire, in the lfollowing manner: A portion of the wire is bent so as to form a spiral spring, a, to be inserted in the notch on one side of the board A.

The outer' end l1 of the wire is carried straight to the edge ofthe board, and then along the edge ofthe same, and crosses the board at a suitable distance from its cud, and then back along the other or opposite edge of the board to a point opposite the'hole on this side, where it forms a hook, d.

vThe inner end e of the coil spring ais carried through 'the spring, emerging on the under side of the board,

when it is carried parallel to the end b, forming the same turns or bends, until itv reaches the point opposite the rectangular hole where the wire b formed its hook d. At this point the wire e also forms a hook, g.

At the point where the wires i and c turn from the coil spring a to follow the edge of the board, they form loops or bends, c and f, as shown in g. 1. The two wires b and e, or, rather, ends of the same wire, thus form clamps or holders, one on each side of the board, at the same end from the center.

In like manner another spring, B, is placed on the board, extending toward the other end, the two springs being connected in the following manner: The hooks d. and g, of each spring, are hooked into the loops c and f ofthe other spring.

To distinguish the two springs, 1 have marked the diierent parts of the second spring mentioned with the same letters as the first, but placed a number one (1) after each.

Then the springs are thus'connectcd, the spiral portions a aare liable to fall down further on one'side of the board than on the other, which is .obviated by inserting the straight wire h in the two coils, as shown in tig. l. Y

At one end of the board A is tacked, orv otherwise secured, a cover, O, of oil-cloth, or other suitable material, of any desired length, and of the same width as the board. The ends of this cover extend down along the sides of the board, and are placed under the springs B B, to cover any paper held by the same. The ends can then be lapped over on the opposite side,and held by the spring on that side. The advantages of my paper-Ele over others now in use are, I nainly,lthat both sides of the board can be used. For instance, one side can be used for unsettled and the other for settled bills, or one sine for short and the other for long papers; also, securing the clamps to the board bythe wire, forming clamp and spring without use of rivets. By the use of clamps on both sides of thc board, pressure is equal, and the board will not be apt to warp. The cover preselves the papers from injury while being carried about in the pocket. The paper'- le can even answer all thepurposes of a pocket-book.

Having thus fully described my invention,

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Lctters Patent, is-

1. The clamps B B, formed of the wires b b e e',

Vcoils a a', hooks d g, and loops c j; and used for oper- WVitnesses z O. L. EVERT, E. M. vGonny. 

